Leon Czolgosz was born Detroit to Polish immigrants in 1873. Raised in Cleveland, he held a succession of menial jobs, including grueling employment at a bottle factory, before committing himself…
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As an alumnus of UNC’s Dramatic Art program, it was a wonderful opportunity to return to PlayMakers Repertory Company to work on this production of Assassins…
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Dress Rehersal for “Assassins”
The assassins are ready to take the stage. With opening night just a few days away, PlayMakers is ready to introduce its cast of sharp-shooting, cake-dancing…
Charles Guiteau was born in Freeport, Illinois in 1841. With a childhood rooted in religious fundamentalism, as an adolescent, he joined one the many 19th century American utopian communes…
Over the course of a century, plays and musicals about the American presidency have fashioned a steady and diverse subgenre, ranging from the sincere…
John Wilkes Booth was born in Maryland in 1838, one of ten children of America’s preeminent nineteenth-century actor, Edwin Booth and his former mistress, Mary Ann Holmes. Raised outside…
Stephen Sondheim ranks among America’s finest dramatists both inside and outside of the Musical genre. Throughout the fifty-five years of his professional career…
Rehearsals have begun and opening night is just a few weeks away. Before the curtain goes up, join us for one or more of these special preview events to learn more about Assassins…
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What’s in a Name? “Love Alone”
Deborah Salem Smith’s title comes from a work by the American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950). Born in Rockland, Maine, Millay was raised by her progressive mother to be productive…